TN charter authorizer bill back on track

5:42 AM,
Apr. 18, 2013

Written by

Joey Garrison
| The Tennessean

An overhauled version of a controversial bill that would allow the state to approve charter schools in five counties, including Davidson, cleared a Senate committee Wednesday, one day after it became clear it wasn't going anywhere in its previous form.

It now appears the legislation is back on track as the 108th Tennessee General Assembly concludes its business.

Chief among changes is scratching what previously was conceived as a new state-appointed panel that could approve charter applications first denied by local boards. The amended version would give the State Board of Education ...